The Waikato Pistons are still seeking their breakthrough victory of the 2013 National Basketball League season.

The hosts went down 89-75 to the Manawatu Jets in Hamilton, their seventh consecutive defeat since rejoining the competition this year after sitting out the previous campaign.

The Pistons suffered a 97-71 hammering the previous night against the Taranaki Mountain Airs in New Plymouth.

The hosts have struggled from the outset this season but stayed with the Jets early until the visitors began to knock down their outside shots.

That coincided with a swag of offensive attempts from the Pistons not finding the target as they shot just five of 24 from the field to trail 21-11 at the end of the first quarter.

Manawatu extended that lead early in the second quarter until a couple of baskets from point guard Tai Webster driving to the hoop saw the deficit reduced to 10 at halftime at 40-30.

That was reduced further to just six within the first minute of the second half but Jets import guard Chris Hagan struck back with a lay-up and free throw, and shortly after knocked down back-to-back threes to help his team regain ascendancy.

Small forward Marcel Jones then revealed his class in the latter stages of the third quarter, both close to the hoop and from deep, to give the Jets an insurmountable 74-49 lead with 10 minutes left.

The Pistons showed spirit in the final quarter but were never a chance to break their duck.